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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From Intelligence Services Commissioner for the United Kingdom From: In The Balance View Irwin Law Inc.	Discusses the Intelligence Services Commissioner for the United Kingdom, focusing on parliamentary insight of MI5, MI6 and GCHQ, as well as independent judicial oversight.	Peter Gibson	6	2011	$0.60 Add
From Intelligence Sharing From: National Security Law View Irwin Law Inc.	Explores the issue of intelligence sharing, specifically considering information sharing among states, intelligence-sharing agreements, information sharing within government. The role of many …	Craig Forcese	27	2007	$2.70 Add
From Interdict Restricting the Movement of Threats From: False Security View Irwin Law Inc.	Exploration of “interdiction”: directly or indirectly inhibiting the movement of suspected terrorists.	Craig Forcese; Kent Roach	26	2015	$2.60 Add
From Interrupt Disruption When All Else Fails From: False Security View Irwin Law Inc.	Exploration of “interruption”: forestalling a feared terrorist event using tools that may be available when more conventional devices are ineffective.	Craig Forcese; Kent Roach	46	2015	$4.60 Add
From Introduction The Administration of Justice and National Security in Democracies From: In The Balance View Irwin Law Inc.	Introduces the administration of justice and national security in democracies, focusing on the question of terrorism. A brief overview of the book is also given.	Christopher K Penny	9	2011	$0.90 Add
From Introduction From: Laws of Government, 2/e View Irwin Law Inc.	Two key principles inform “liberal” democracy — the kind of democracy we enjoy in Canada. First, government should be by the citizenry, at least indirectly. Second, government …	Aaron Freeman; Craig Forcese	7	2011	$0.70 Add
From NEW! Introduction From: Corporate Rules View James Lorimer and Company		Bruce Campbell	9	2022	$0.90 Add
From Introduction From: False Security View Irwin Law Inc.	Review of the historical and political context of the enactment of Bill C-51, the Anti-terrorism Act, 2015, and overview of its perceived shortcomings.	Craig Forcese; Kent Roach	19	2015	$1.90 Add
From Islamist Terrorism Assessing Threats to Democracy From: In The Balance View Irwin Law Inc.	Assesses the challenges that Islamist terrorism pose to Western democracies by considering the threat of jihadist terrorism and post-9/11 developments. The question of what role the law can play …	Lorenzo Vidino	9	2011	$0.90 Add
Laws of Government, 2/e The Legal Foundations of Canadian Democracy Irwin Law Inc.	The Laws of Government is a comprehensive legal treatise on the law of Canadian democracy. This book is a one-stop-shop for an area of law and policy that is emerging quickly. Almost every year, …	Aaron Freeman; Craig Forcese	609	2011	View
From NEW! Legal Accountability How the Department of Justice Lost Its Way and Created the Context for Dysfunctional Regulation-Making From: Corporate Rules View James Lorimer and Company	In this chapter, Edgar Schmidt examines the evolution of the Federal Department of Justice (DOJ) in Canada. Schmidt argues that, in the past, there was an understanding that when Parliament …	Edgar Schmidt	14	2022	$1.40 Add
From Lobbying From: Laws of Government, 2/e View Irwin Law Inc.	Guarding against special interest governance is a difficult task. In Canada, we have responded by regulating the activities of those who would influence government in one direction or another, …	Aaron Freeman; Craig Forcese	20	2011	$2.00 Add
From NEW! Mining Abroad Getting Real — Canadian Mining Abroad and the Ombudsman for Responsible Enterprise From: Corporate Rules View James Lorimer and Company	In this chapter, Elizabeth Steyn critically examines what lead to the short comings of the long-awaited creation of the Canadian Ombudsman for Responsible Enterprise or CORE which was promised to …	Elizabeth Steyn	15	2022	$1.50 Add
From Municipal Governance and Innovative Shark Conservation Efforts Problems and Prospects From: Canadian Perspectives on Animals and the Law View Irwin Law Inc.	Examination of the capacity of Canada’s municipal governments to promote animal welfare and conservation through the use of by-laws.	Cameron Jefferies; Eran Kaplinsky	24	2015	$2.40 Add
From NEW! Netherlands: No “Disappearing” Text Messages — the Nokiagate, Assessing the growing practice of government officials relying on disappearing text messages to sidestep oversight and accountability From: Open Governments, Secret Canada View James Lorimer and Company	In this chapter, Malone examines the2022 Nokiagate scandal in which Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte was caught deleting government text messages, and contrasts the Netherlands’ transparency …	Matt Malone	19	2026	$1.90 Add
From NEW! Nuclear Power Regulating the Nuclear Power Industry — the Need for Independence of the Regulator From: Corporate Rules View James Lorimer and Company	In this chapter, Theresa McClenaghan discusses the history of of nuclear power in Canada and the world. She explains many aspects involved with the creation and sustaining of the nuclear …	Theresa McClenaghan	28	2022	$2.80 Add